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Google India sees big hike in searches for branded budget hotels

By Martin Cowen | April 6, 2016

A study from Google India shows that branded budget accommodation will have a bumper summer season, if... Read More

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Live, 360, or virtual video: Facebook's new video formats catch marketers' eyes

By Sean O'Neil | April 6, 2016

Today Facebook upgraded its live video broadcasting feature, enabling users to stream video to groups... Read More

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Haptik raises Series B for mobile concierge push

By Linda Fox | April 6, 2016

Another day, another concierge app comes to light. This time it's Haptik, which has just raised a... Read More

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Online travel fraud is fraud, it's not the fault of online or travel

By Martin Cowen | April 6, 2016

The British association of travel agencies' latest fraud report has done the rounds in the UK... Read More

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Travelport acquires Galileo Japan

By Sean O'Neil | April 5, 2016

Travelport has acquired one of its distributors, Galileo Japan, from a consortium of airlines. The... Read More

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Lola, a travel concierge startup, closes its $19.7 million Series A

By Sean O'Neil | April 5, 2016

The founding of Lola, a travel technology startup, might feel like the Oceans 11 movie series, as it... Read More

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Cox & Kings sells LateRooms for £20m

By Martin Cowen | April 5, 2016

Indian-based tour operator Cox and Kings (C&K) has sold LateRooms.com for £20 million, less than six... Read More

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AccorHotels spends big on home rentals with Euro 148 million onefinestay deal

By Martin Cowen | April 4, 2016

AccorHotels has bought upmarket home rentals business onefinestay for Euro 148 million (£117 million)... Read More

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Warburg Pincus-backed Mercator acquires Revenue Management Systems

By Sean O'Neil | April 4, 2016

Mercator, a company backed by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, has acquired Seattle-based Revenue... Read More

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Amazon pushes further into payment processing, luring Southwest and others

By Sean O'Neil | April 4, 2016

Amazon has debuted a streamlined method for companies to add its online payments services as an option... Read More

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